The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-25

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country that the gold held by the treas
ury in its vaults at Washington weighs
$40 tons. If packed into ordinary
carts, it would make procession two
miles long, allowing twenty feet of
space for the movement of each horse
and cart. The silver in the same
vaults weigh 1895 tons. Measuring it
in carts, las in the case of the gold, it
would require the service of 1886
horses and carts to transport it and
would make procession over twenty
one miles in length. Most of this vast
amount of money, lying useless and
producing no increase, represents I'M
necessary taxation of the people. 1t is
money withdrawn from circulation and
business by the operation of war tax
tariff that is constantly bleeding the
people, and yet so silently that they do
not feel the process and are not likely
to until the moment of collapse. The
people are being drained of their means
of doing business and carrying on their
affairs to increase the enormous and
worse than useless hoard at Washing
ton.
If one-tenth of the combinations,
trades and bargains made between this
candidate and that candidate, this ring
and that ring, are true, as reported, it
is the worst mixed up mess this fall
that was ever known in any political
campaign. No matter how absurd or
ridiculous the story may be, there are
always few suckers who will gulp
down everything they hear and rush
around telling this candidate and that
candidate how they are being sold out,
and of trades, sales and bargains that
no one but a sap-head would believe.
There are vicious men in our midst
who are willfully and maliciOusly
lying to advance their own interests.
1t has been said that the editor of the
REFLECTOR has entered into certain
alliences and bargains with Republican
candidates, whereby We are to receive
fagors in the way of printing legal
notices, job work, etc. We brand it as
a malicious lie, and defy any man in
Dickinson county to show wherein we
have received any guarantee from any
candidate upon the Republican side of
the house, or made any pledges to any
candidate, or asked any
favor from their hands. Personally, we
are friendly to all the candidates ask
ing favors at the hands of the Repub-
lican convention. Many of them are
personal friends whom We respect and |
honor, and we trust that difference Of |
opinion upon the political questions of |
the day will never sever that friendship.
But the malicious lies that have been
started in regard to any bargain, or
any understanding between any of the
candidates in the Republican
party and the editor of this paper were
not started by any Republican because
be was so watchful of, and loved the |
party, but were started to |
defeat certain candidates that he |
thought would not dance to his mu-
sic. And a further object had in view |
by this brilliant politician was to breed
iiscord and contention in the Demo |
cratic party. There is not candidate |
asking nomination at the hands of |
the Democratic party today but what |
the REFLECTOR and its proprietors |
will cheerfully and Loyalty work and |
vote for, should they receive the ,nemi-
nation. AS long as the Democratic |
party dominates good and competent |
men, they will receive the hearty sup
port of this paper. If they ever resort |
TO the chicanery and rotten methods
to in certain Republican
that have been held |
in this county, and nominate men I'M